Teachers voice concern over independence plans

The State School Teachers' Union is concerned the Government is progressing with the expansion of the independent public schools program before a review has been received.

Yesterday, the Education Minister, Peter Collier, invited all public schools to apply for the IPS program.

The teachers union's Anne Gisborne says the Government is pre-empting the review's findings.

"We have a Government who is already invested in an independent review through the Melbourne University and here they are deciding to go ahead without seeing the outcome of that particular report," she said.

"[The report] we understand is not due to come out until around about April."